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| Jan.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Jerry Brown sworn |
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| Jan.8 |
Berkeley |
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Mayor fined $100 for newspaper trashing |
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SF City Hall |
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Gonzalez is prez of Board of Supervisors |
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| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
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Schools hold teach-in against war in Iraq| Daylong teach-in was criticized by some who noted that no one on the list of speakers supported Bush | |
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
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Female Firefighter Mourned
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| Jan.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Fire Department Reduces Staff |
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| Jan.18 |
SF Downtown |
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Protesters pack streets for anti-war rally| 100,000 of people from along the West Coast coincides with other anti-war protests nationwide and across the world | |
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
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Some Gay Men in SF Search Out HIV |
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| Jan.29 |
Santa Rosa |
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Kimball defrocked by Vatican
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| Feb.2 |
Sunnyvale |
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Memorial service honor astronauts
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Ordinance against loitering |
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| Feb.15 |
Chinatown |
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Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade |
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| Feb.16 |
SF Downtown |
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200,000 join protests against Iraq war A steady stream of chanting, sign-waving protesters filled 12 large city blocks from the waterfront to the City Hall
| The main march began at Justin Herman Plaza. Ringing cowbells, chanting, dancing and waving signs, puppets and placards, the marchers moved slowly up lower Market. About 1,000 protesters broke away and vandalized businesses and clashed with police along Market before some were arrested
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| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
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Splinter group clashes with cops for hours
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| Feb.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
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$11 million to settle Riders suits
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| Feb.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Willie Brown loses pension fund election |
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| Feb.26 |
UC Berkeley |
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Students protest with race-based bake |
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| Feb.28 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas
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SF City Hall |
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Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now
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| Mar.3 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief takes medical leave
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SF City Hall |
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Fong in Line to Run SFPD
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SF City Hall |
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6 top police officers step down |
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| Mar.4 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief, commanders plead innocent |
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San Jose City Hall |
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Airport Expansion Measure Passes |
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| Mar.5 |
SF City Hall |
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Acting police chief reassures citizens |
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| Mar.7 |
Dublin |
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91st Army Division Called to Duty |
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| Mar.11 |
SF City Hall |
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DA drops charges against police chief| Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up | |
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| Mar.12 |
SF City Hall |
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Assistant police chief to run department |
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| Mar.15 |
SF Downtown |
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Peace Activists Converge |
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| Mar.16 |
SF Downtown |
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157 arrested after large anti-war rally
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| Mar.17 |
SF Downtown |
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Protesters blocking UK Consulate |
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| Mar.18 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Random searches of trucks |
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| Mar.19 |
SF Downtown |
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Protestors Shut Down Market Street| Anti-war rally organizers urged demonstrators to disrupt the daily business of the city in the event of war with Iraq | |
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Apple |
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Gore joins board of Apple |
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
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Demonstrations cause mayhem| Police arrested 1,025 people. Marchers paralyzed the evening commute by dashing up ramps | |
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| Mar.21 |
SF Downtown |
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600 protesters arrested| Protesters were marching down Market peacefully before veering off toward the civic center and into the jaws of police | |
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| Mar.22 |
SF Downtown |
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Major Intersection Shut Down By Protest |
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| Mar.24 |
SF Downtown |
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Anti-War Protests in front of Transamerica
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| Mar.25 |
SF City Hall |
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Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day
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| Mar.26 |
San Francisco |
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Protesters target CNN |
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| Mar.29 |
SF City Hall |
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Hundreds rally for troops support Flying U.S. flags, the demonstrators met in front of City Hall. Iraqi American Council declared his support for the war
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| Mar.31 |
Santa Rosa |
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High Grad Confirmed Dead in Iraq
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| Apr.4 |
San Francisco |
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Judge drops charges against 5 officers Judge Ksenia Tsenin dismissed conspiracy charges for a coverup of a brawl involving 3 off-duty officers
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| Apr.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Rally protests not just war, but its costs
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| Apr.7 |
West Oakland |
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Police fire rubber bullets at anti-war rally| Police were trying to clear protesters from an entrance to the docks. Several longshoremen were injured | |
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| Apr.8 |
SF City Hall |
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Parking fee hike approved |
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| Apr.11 |
Livermore Lab |
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Fallen lab official was espionage expert William Cleveland Jr resigned from counterespionage post after acknowledging an affair with a suspected Chinese agent
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| Apr.12 |
SF Mission |
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Hundreds brave rain at anti-war rally The head of a march that set out from the Civic Center has reached Dolores Park
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| Apr.14 |
Chevron |
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Anti-war protesters rally at Chevron
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| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
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Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract| Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq | |
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| Apr.22 |
Sunnyvale |
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25 arrested for blocking Lockheed Martin Protesters from Direct Action to Stop the War formed a human chain and have blocked 3 locations and access points
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| Apr.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Protest Over Police Tactics |
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| Apr.29 |
Vallejo |
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Medal of Valor for Water Rescue |
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| May.2 |
Santa Clara |
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Bush speaks at United Defense Industries| President is saying that a jump in unemployment made the case for a massive tax relief plan | |
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| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
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Students barred from SARS areas| The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer | |
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| May.8 |
San Francisco |
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Judge Throws out 'Care Not Cash' Plan Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay ruled that the city's Proposition N violates state law
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| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
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SARS countries students' ban eased
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| May.12 |
SF City Hall |
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City Asks for More Parking Tickets |
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| May.22 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Massive Disaster Drill |
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| May.25 |
SF Mission |
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25th Annual Carnival |
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| May.28 |
Palo Alto |
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Librarians, police chief protest Patriot Act Librarians plan to shred documents as part of their battle against the federal anti-terrorism law
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| May.30 |
SF Downtown |
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Gephardt makes campaign stop |
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| Jun.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
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State takes over Oakland schools| The state school superintendent appointed Dr. Randolph Ward as the district administrator | |
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| Jun.5 |
SF Downtown |
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Protesters arrested at Bechtel |
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| Jun.19 |
SF City Hall |
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Police Chief Accused of Tainting Testimony |
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| Jun.23 |
SF City Hall |
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Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept. |
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| Jun.26 |
SF Castro |
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Celebration After Sodomy Ban Removed |
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| Jun.27 |
SFO |
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Bush makes quick dash in collecting money Donors gathered in the airport hotel ballroom and paid $2,000. The audience got 25-minute summary
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
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Charges dropped against 407 protesters The district attorney still plan to pursue charges against 20 war protesters allegedly involved in violence or vandalism
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| Jun.29 |
SF Downtown |
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Gay Pride parade
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SF Downtown |
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Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Colleague |
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| Jul.1 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor Fires City Manager |
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| Jul.2 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief asks court to clear his name Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving
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| Jul.4 |
San Francisco |
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Investigation ordered into cop non-stop
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| Jul.14 |
East Oakland |
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Rally to stop the violence |
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| Jul.18 |
San Jose |
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Region renamed to 'San Jose Metro Area' U.S. Census Bureau now officially calls bay area as the San Jose Metro Area
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| Jul.20 |
Golden Gate Park |
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Volunteers raise $3.1 million to fight AIDS |
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| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
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Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute
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| Jul.31 |
San Francisco |
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5 Democratic presidential candidates |
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| Aug.6 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief receives full exoneration |
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| Aug.9 |
SF Mission |
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Protesters demand withdrawal from Iraq |
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| Aug.10 |
Livermore Lab |
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Protesters oppose 'bunker busters'' |
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| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
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Police chief announces retirement
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
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Nader hit by pie Appearing at the Green Party's SF headquarters presidential candidate endorsed fellow party member Camejo
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| Aug.13 |
SF Mission |
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Davis rallies abortion rights supporters |
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| Aug.20 |
Palo Alto |
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Man ends governor's run over charges
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| Aug.25 |
East Oakland |
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Sharpton Rails Against Recall and Prop 54 |
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| Aug.27 |
SF City Hall |
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Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD
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| Sep.1 |
Pleasanton |
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Davis, Bustamante rally same crowd
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| Sep.3 |
Walnut Creek |
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First debate of California's recall election| Candidates attacked front-runner Bustamante for accepting Indian casino money. Gov. Davis defended his job | |
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| Sep.5 |
USF |
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Dalai Lama visits Jesuit-run university The Dalai Lama started a 16-day U.S. tour with an interfaith service at the University of San Francisco
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| Sep.6 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
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Fort Point Called Vulnerable |
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| Sep.7 |
San Jose |
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Conscientious Objector Found Guilty |
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| Sep.10 |
San Jose |
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Schwarzenegger held education summit
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| Sep.16 |
SF City Hall |
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Care not Cash turned down |
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| Sep.19 |
San Francisco |
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Gore Campaigns with Davis
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
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Hundreds protest occupation of Iraq |
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| Sep.30 |
SF Downtown |
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Schwarzenegger makes stopover |
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| Oct.1 |
Petaluma |
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Marc Klaas thanks those who helped him |
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Oakland |
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Black Muslim Leader Dies of Cancer |
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| Oct.5 |
Oakland |
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Davis, Feinstein, Boxer at labor rally
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| Oct.6 |
San Jose |
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Arnold campaigns with wife Schwarzenegger took the stage flanked by dozens of beaming women supporters
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| Oct.8 |
San Francisco |
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City voted no on recall |
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
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Candidates for Mayor Debate |
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| Oct.25 |
SF Downtown |
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Thousands take part in anti-war protest Organizers put the crowd total at 15,000 while police estimated as many as 5,000
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| Oct.28 |
SF City Hall |
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Brown made last State of City address |
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| Nov.4 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom faces runoff Brown's hand-picked successor now faces a runoff against a Green Party upstart Gonzalez
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Livermore |
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Marshall Kamena wins 2nd term as mayor |
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| Nov.5 |
San Rafael |
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Mayor Al Boro beat out challenger |
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Vallejo |
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Mayor Intintoli held onto job |
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| Nov.10 |
SF City Hall |
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Acting mayor's appointment overturned |
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| Nov.11 |
Oakland |
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Wounded Iraqi boy at Children's Hospital |
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| Nov.12 |
San Rafael |
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Thousands honor firefighter killed in SoCal| Friends, family and thousands of fellow firefighters gathered to honor 38-year-old fire engineer Steven Rucker | |
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| Nov.14 |
San Francisco |
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Poll: mayor race will be close
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San Jose Downtown |
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Schwarzenegger to boost Silicon Valley |
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| Nov.20 |
Palo Alto |
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Lieberman delivers speech |
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| Nov.22 |
Oakland |
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County finalizes, celebrates adoptions |
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| Nov.26 |
SF City Hall |
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Poll: Gonzalez Ahead in Race for Mayor |
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| Nov.27 |
SF City Hall |
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Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary
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| Dec.2 |
San Francisco |
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Gore endorses Newsom |
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San Francisco |
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Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate
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| Dec.5 |
SF City Hall |
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Runoff races tighten |
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| Dec.8 |
San Francisco |
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Clinton backs Newsom
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| Dec.9 |
SF City Hall |
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Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
| Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platform focused on homeless policy, economic development and measures to improve the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods
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San Francisco |
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DA Hallinan unseated by Kamala Harris A 39-year-old political newcomer from the city attorney's office won 56% of the vote against incumbent District Attorney
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| Dec.12 |
San Jose Downtown |
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Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses |
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| Dec.14 |
San Francisco |
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Howard Dean campaigned |
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| Dec.16 |
SF City Hall |
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Supervisors reject SFO contract |
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| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
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Mayor proposed sin taxes
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| Dec.20 |
SF City Hall |
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Newsom announces transition team |
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| Dec.28 |
Milpitas |
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Milpitas man killed in Iraq accident |
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| Dec.31 |
Richmond |
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Firefighters protest cuts
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
Female Firefighter Mourned
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| Nov.12 |
San Rafael |
Thousands honor firefighter killed in SoCal| Friends, family and thousands of fellow firefighters gathered to honor 38-year-old fire engineer Steven Rucker | |
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| Dec.31 |
Richmond |
Firefighters protest cuts
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
Ordinance against loitering |
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| Jul.20 |
Golden Gate Park |
Volunteers raise $3.1 million to fight AIDS |
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.20 |
SF City Hall |
Willie Brown loses pension fund election |
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| Mar.4 |
San Jose City Hall |
Airport Expansion Measure Passes |
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| May.30 |
SF Downtown |
Gephardt makes campaign stop |
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| Jun.29 |
SF Downtown |
Hillary Clinton Campaigns For Colleague |
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| Aug.12 |
San Francisco |
Nader hit by pie Appearing at the Green Party's SF headquarters presidential candidate endorsed fellow party member Camejo
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| Aug.13 |
SF Mission |
Davis rallies abortion rights supporters |
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| Aug.20 |
Palo Alto |
Man ends governor's run over charges
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| Aug.25 |
East Oakland |
Sharpton Rails Against Recall and Prop 54 |
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| Sep.1 |
Pleasanton |
Davis, Bustamante rally same crowd
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| Sep.3 |
Walnut Creek |
First debate of California's recall election| Candidates attacked front-runner Bustamante for accepting Indian casino money. Gov. Davis defended his job | |
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| Sep.10 |
San Jose |
Schwarzenegger held education summit
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| Sep.19 |
San Francisco |
Gore Campaigns with Davis
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| Sep.30 |
SF Downtown |
Schwarzenegger makes stopover |
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| Oct.5 |
Oakland |
Davis, Feinstein, Boxer at labor rally
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| Oct.6 |
San Jose |
Arnold campaigns with wife Schwarzenegger took the stage flanked by dozens of beaming women supporters
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| Oct.8 |
San Francisco |
City voted no on recall |
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| Oct.15 |
San Francisco |
Candidates for Mayor Debate |
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| Nov.4 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom faces runoff Brown's hand-picked successor now faces a runoff against a Green Party upstart Gonzalez
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| Nov.4 |
Livermore |
Marshall Kamena wins 2nd term as mayor |
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| Nov.5 |
San Rafael |
Mayor Al Boro beat out challenger |
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| Nov.5 |
Vallejo |
Mayor Intintoli held onto job |
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| Nov.14 |
San Francisco |
Poll: mayor race will be close
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| Nov.26 |
SF City Hall |
Poll: Gonzalez Ahead in Race for Mayor |
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| Dec.2 |
San Francisco |
Gore endorses Newsom |
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| Dec.2 |
San Francisco |
Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate
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| Dec.5 |
SF City Hall |
Runoff races tighten |
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| Dec.8 |
San Francisco |
Clinton backs Newsom
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| Dec.9 |
SF City Hall |
Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
| Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platform focused on homeless policy, economic development and measures to improve the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods
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| Dec.9 |
San Francisco |
DA Hallinan unseated by Kamala Harris A 39-year-old political newcomer from the city attorney's office won 56% of the vote against incumbent District Attorney
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| Dec.14 |
San Francisco |
Howard Dean campaigned |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor fined $100 for newspaper trashing |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.8 |
Berkeley |
Mayor fined $100 for newspaper trashing |
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| Jan.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Fire Department Reduces Staff |
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| Feb.13 |
Oakland City Hall |
Ordinance against loitering |
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| Mar.25 |
SF City Hall |
Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day
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| Apr.8 |
SF City Hall |
Parking fee hike approved |
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| Apr.8 |
SF City Hall |
Parking fee hike approved |
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| May.12 |
SF City Hall |
City Asks for More Parking Tickets |
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| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute
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| Nov.10 |
SF City Hall |
Acting mayor's appointment overturned |
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| Nov.22 |
Oakland |
County finalizes, celebrates adoptions |
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| Dec.16 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors reject SFO contract |
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| Dec.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor proposed sin taxes
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| Dec.20 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom announces transition team |
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.15 |
Chinatown |
Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade |
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| Mar.7 |
Dublin |
91st Army Division Called to Duty |
|
| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract| Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq | |
|
| Apr.26 |
Oakland City Hall |
Protest Over Police Tactics |
|
| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Students barred from SARS areas| The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer | |
|
| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Students barred from SARS areas| The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer | |
|
| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
SARS countries students' ban eased
|
| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
SARS countries students' ban eased
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| Sep.7 |
San Jose |
Conscientious Objector Found Guilty |
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| Nov.11 |
Oakland |
Wounded Iraqi boy at Children's Hospital |
|
| Nov.11 |
Oakland |
Wounded Iraqi boy at Children's Hospital |
|
| Dec.28 |
Milpitas |
Milpitas man killed in Iraq accident |
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|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.29 |
Santa Rosa |
Kimball defrocked by Vatican
|
| Sep.5 |
USF |
Dalai Lama visits Jesuit-run university The Dalai Lama started a 16-day U.S. tour with an interfaith service at the University of San Francisco
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
$11 million to settle Riders suits
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| Feb.28 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas
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| Mar.4 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief, commanders plead innocent |
|
| Mar.11 |
SF City Hall |
DA drops charges against police chief| Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up | |
|
| Apr.4 |
San Francisco |
Judge drops charges against 5 officers Judge Ksenia Tsenin dismissed conspiracy charges for a coverup of a brawl involving 3 off-duty officers
|
| Jun.19 |
SF City Hall |
Police Chief Accused of Tainting Testimony |
|
| Jun.23 |
SF City Hall |
Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept. |
|
| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
Charges dropped against 407 protesters The district attorney still plan to pursue charges against 20 war protesters allegedly involved in violence or vandalism
|
| Jul.2 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief asks court to clear his name Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving
|
| Jul.4 |
San Francisco |
Investigation ordered into cop non-stop
|
| Sep.7 |
San Jose |
Conscientious Objector Found Guilty |
|
| Dec.9 |
San Francisco |
DA Hallinan unseated by Kamala Harris A 39-year-old political newcomer from the city attorney's office won 56% of the vote against incumbent District Attorney
|
| Dec.12 |
San Jose Downtown |
Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.14 |
East Oakland |
Rally to stop the violence |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.17 |
Oakland City Hall |
Fire Department Reduces Staff |
|
| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
Splinter group clashes with cops for hours
|
| May.8 |
San Francisco |
Judge Throws out 'Care Not Cash' Plan Superior Court Judge Ronald Quidachay ruled that the city's Proposition N violates state law
|
| Sep.16 |
SF City Hall |
Care not Cash turned down |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Oct.1 |
Petaluma |
Marc Klaas thanks those who helped him |
|
| Nov.27 |
SF City Hall |
Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
Schools hold teach-in against war in Iraq| Daylong teach-in was criticized by some who noted that no one on the list of speakers supported Bush | |
|
| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
Some Gay Men in SF Search Out HIV |
|
| Jul.20 |
Golden Gate Park |
Volunteers raise $3.1 million to fight AIDS |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Mar.4 |
San Jose City Hall |
Airport Expansion Measure Passes |
|
| Dec.16 |
SF City Hall |
Supervisors reject SFO contract |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jul.29 |
Oakland Downtown |
Fire Station Shut Down in Dispute
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Feb.26 |
UC Berkeley |
Students protest with race-based bake |
|
| Mar.16 |
SF Downtown |
157 arrested after large anti-war rally
|
| Mar.21 |
SF Downtown |
600 protesters arrested| Protesters were marching down Market peacefully before veering off toward the civic center and into the jaws of police | |
|
| May.5 |
UC Berkeley |
Students barred from SARS areas| The University will turn away new students from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong this summer | |
|
| May.10 |
UC Berkeley |
SARS countries students' ban eased
|
| Sep.5 |
USF |
Dalai Lama visits Jesuit-run university The Dalai Lama started a 16-day U.S. tour with an interfaith service at the University of San Francisco
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Apr.17 |
San Francisco |
Bechtel wins giant Iraq contract| Construction giant has landed a contract worth up to $680m to help in the rebuilding of Iraq | |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor Jerry Brown sworn |
|
| Jan.8 |
SF City Hall |
Gonzalez is prez of Board of Supervisors |
|
| Jan.14 |
Oakland |
Schools hold teach-in against war in Iraq| Daylong teach-in was criticized by some who noted that no one on the list of speakers supported Bush | |
|
| Feb.28 |
SF City Hall |
Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now
|
| Mar.3 |
SF City Hall |
6 top police officers step down |
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| Mar.19 |
Apple |
Gore joins board of Apple |
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| Mar.19 |
Apple |
Gore joins board of Apple |
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| May.2 |
Santa Clara |
Bush speaks at United Defense Industries| President is saying that a jump in unemployment made the case for a massive tax relief plan | |
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| Jun.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
State takes over Oakland schools| The state school superintendent appointed Dr. Randolph Ward as the district administrator | |
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| Jun.2 |
Oakland City Hall |
State takes over Oakland schools| The state school superintendent appointed Dr. Randolph Ward as the district administrator | |
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| Jun.27 |
SFO |
Bush makes quick dash in collecting money Donors gathered in the airport hotel ballroom and paid $2,000. The audience got 25-minute summary
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| Jul.1 |
Oakland City Hall |
Mayor Fires City Manager |
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| Jul.31 |
San Francisco |
5 Democratic presidential candidates |
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| Aug.27 |
SF City Hall |
Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD
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| Sep.10 |
San Jose |
Schwarzenegger held education summit
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| Oct.28 |
SF City Hall |
Brown made last State of City address |
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| Nov.20 |
Palo Alto |
Lieberman delivers speech |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.18 |
SF Downtown |
Protesters pack streets for anti-war rally| 100,000 of people from along the West Coast coincides with other anti-war protests nationwide and across the world | |
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| Feb.16 |
SF Downtown |
200,000 join protests against Iraq war A steady stream of chanting, sign-waving protesters filled 12 large city blocks from the waterfront to the City Hall
| The main march began at Justin Herman Plaza. Ringing cowbells, chanting, dancing and waving signs, puppets and placards, the marchers moved slowly up lower Market. About 1,000 protesters broke away and vandalized businesses and clashed with police along Market before some were arrested
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| Feb.17 |
SF Downtown |
Splinter group clashes with cops for hours
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| Mar.15 |
SF Downtown |
Peace Activists Converge |
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| Mar.16 |
SF Downtown |
157 arrested after large anti-war rally
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| Mar.17 |
SF Downtown |
Protesters blocking UK Consulate |
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| Mar.19 |
SF Downtown |
Protestors Shut Down Market Street| Anti-war rally organizers urged demonstrators to disrupt the daily business of the city in the event of war with Iraq | |
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| Mar.20 |
SF Downtown |
Demonstrations cause mayhem| Police arrested 1,025 people. Marchers paralyzed the evening commute by dashing up ramps | |
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| Mar.21 |
SF Downtown |
600 protesters arrested| Protesters were marching down Market peacefully before veering off toward the civic center and into the jaws of police | |
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| Mar.22 |
SF Downtown |
Major Intersection Shut Down By Protest |
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| Mar.24 |
SF Downtown |
Anti-War Protests in front of Transamerica
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| Mar.26 |
San Francisco |
Protesters target CNN |
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| Mar.29 |
SF City Hall |
Hundreds rally for troops support Flying U.S. flags, the demonstrators met in front of City Hall. Iraqi American Council declared his support for the war
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| Apr.5 |
Oakland Downtown |
Rally protests not just war, but its costs
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| Apr.12 |
SF Mission |
Hundreds brave rain at anti-war rally The head of a march that set out from the Civic Center has reached Dolores Park
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| Apr.14 |
Chevron |
Anti-war protesters rally at Chevron
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| Apr.22 |
Sunnyvale |
25 arrested for blocking Lockheed Martin Protesters from Direct Action to Stop the War formed a human chain and have blocked 3 locations and access points
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| May.28 |
Palo Alto |
Librarians, police chief protest Patriot Act Librarians plan to shred documents as part of their battle against the federal anti-terrorism law
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| Jun.5 |
SF Downtown |
Protesters arrested at Bechtel |
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
Charges dropped against 407 protesters The district attorney still plan to pursue charges against 20 war protesters allegedly involved in violence or vandalism
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| Jul.14 |
East Oakland |
Rally to stop the violence |
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| Aug.9 |
SF Mission |
Protesters demand withdrawal from Iraq |
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| Aug.10 |
Livermore Lab |
Protesters oppose 'bunker busters'' |
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| Sep.28 |
SF Downtown |
Hundreds protest occupation of Iraq |
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| Oct.25 |
SF Downtown |
Thousands take part in anti-war protest Organizers put the crowd total at 15,000 while police estimated as many as 5,000
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| Dec.12 |
San Jose Downtown |
Latino Boycott Closes Some Businesses |
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| Dec.31 |
Richmond |
Firefighters protest cuts
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.26 |
UC Berkeley |
Students protest with race-based bake |
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| 2003 |
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| Feb.19 |
Oakland City Hall |
$11 million to settle Riders suits
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| Feb.28 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas
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| Mar.3 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief takes medical leave
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| Mar.3 |
SF City Hall |
Fong in Line to Run SFPD
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| Mar.4 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief, commanders plead innocent |
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| Mar.5 |
SF City Hall |
Acting police chief reassures citizens |
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| Mar.11 |
SF City Hall |
DA drops charges against police chief| Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up | |
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| Mar.12 |
SF City Hall |
Assistant police chief to run department |
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| Mar.18 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Random searches of trucks |
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| Apr.4 |
San Francisco |
Judge drops charges against 5 officers Judge Ksenia Tsenin dismissed conspiracy charges for a coverup of a brawl involving 3 off-duty officers
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| Apr.7 |
West Oakland |
Police fire rubber bullets at anti-war rally| Police were trying to clear protesters from an entrance to the docks. Several longshoremen were injured | |
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| Apr.11 |
Livermore Lab |
Fallen lab official was espionage expert William Cleveland Jr resigned from counterespionage post after acknowledging an affair with a suspected Chinese agent
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| Apr.29 |
Vallejo |
Medal of Valor for Water Rescue |
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| May.22 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Massive Disaster Drill |
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| May.25 |
SF Mission |
25th Annual Carnival |
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| Jun.19 |
SF City Hall |
Police Chief Accused of Tainting Testimony |
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| Jun.23 |
SF City Hall |
Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept. |
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| Jul.2 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief asks court to clear his name Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving
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| Jul.4 |
San Francisco |
Investigation ordered into cop non-stop
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| Jul.18 |
San Jose |
Region renamed to 'San Jose Metro Area' U.S. Census Bureau now officially calls bay area as the San Jose Metro Area
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| Aug.6 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief receives full exoneration |
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| Aug.11 |
SF City Hall |
Police chief announces retirement
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| Sep.6 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Fort Point Called Vulnerable |
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| Nov.14 |
San Jose Downtown |
Schwarzenegger to boost Silicon Valley |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.27 |
San Francisco |
Some Gay Men in SF Search Out HIV |
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| Jun.26 |
SF Castro |
Celebration After Sodomy Ban Removed |
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| Jun.29 |
SF Downtown |
Gay Pride parade
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|
| 2003 |
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| Feb.15 |
Chinatown |
Thousands at Chinese New Year Parade |
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| 2003 |
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| Jan.16 |
San Francisco |
Female Firefighter Mourned
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| Feb.2 |
Sunnyvale |
Memorial service honor astronauts
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| Mar.31 |
Santa Rosa |
High Grad Confirmed Dead in Iraq
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| Oct.1 |
Oakland |
Black Muslim Leader Dies of Cancer |
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| Nov.12 |
San Rafael |
Thousands honor firefighter killed in SoCal| Friends, family and thousands of fellow firefighters gathered to honor 38-year-old fire engineer Steven Rucker | |
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